- Grand rounds
Grand rounds are a ritual of
medical education , consisting of presenting the medical problems and treatment of a particular patient to an audience consisting of doctors, residents, and medical students. The patient is usually present for the presentation and may answer questions. Grand rounds have evolved considerably over the years, with most current sessions rarely having a patient present and being more akin to lectures.Something akin to this was introduced to the
University of Leiden in the 17th century byHerman Boerhaave . His pupils may have brought that form of clinical teaching to the English-speaking world. It may be a development of the traditional way of teaching anatomy, with aprosector demonstrating on a dissected corpse while the professor lectures.External links
* [http://www.dhslides.org/mgr/default.asp Grand rounds webcast from Dartmouth-Hitchock]
* [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40370 Grand rounds definition in Medterms]
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